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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Stoke Newington 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION

Table: The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year

The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year

Cases disinfected after
Scarlet Fever24
Diphtheria2
Tuberculosis10
Erysipelas1
Cancer2
Scabies-
Puerperal Pyrexia-
Other Diseases34
Total Number of Rooms Disinfected71
Books49
Articles1,306
Articles for Abroad94
Removals-
Verminous Rooms74
Verminous Articles230
Articles Destroyed14
1.911